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Rennes<br />
and its heritage<br />
City tours<br />
Hôtel <strong>de</strong> Ville (City Hall)<br />
Tour 1 h 15<br />
Following <strong>the</strong> great fire of 23 December 1720 which <strong>de</strong>stroyed<br />
33 streets and 900 half-timbered houses and buildings,<br />
<strong>the</strong> heart of <strong>the</strong> city had to be rebuilt. After Isaac Robelin,<br />
Jacques V Gabriel (1667-1742), <strong>the</strong> King’s architect, took over.<br />
On 23 May 1730, his project to “build a public edifice for immortality”<br />
was accepted. This project incorporated <strong>the</strong> Hôtel<br />
<strong>de</strong> Ville to <strong>the</strong> south, <strong>the</strong> courthouse to <strong>the</strong> north and <strong>the</strong><br />
clock tower in <strong>the</strong> centre. The soft lines of <strong>the</strong> curve refer<br />
back to <strong>the</strong> great architects Le Vau and Hardouin-Mansart.<br />
The history of <strong>the</strong> regional capital is <strong>de</strong>picted in <strong>the</strong> great hall,<br />
with famous Bretons such as Duguay-Trouin, Laënnec, Renan,<br />
Chateaubriand, etc.<br />
The pan<strong>the</strong>on, built in 1922 in <strong>the</strong> entrance hall of <strong>the</strong> old<br />
courthouse, commemorates <strong>the</strong> citizens of Rennes who died<br />
in <strong>the</strong> 20 th century wars.<br />
Saint-Yves Chapel Tour 1 h 00<br />
This chapel, which is now home to <strong>the</strong> Tourist Information Centre,<br />
was built as a hospital in <strong>the</strong> 15 th century. Now restored, it bears<br />
witness to <strong>the</strong> elegance of flamboyant Gothic architecture and<br />
houses <strong>the</strong> permanent exhibition Rennes, Metropolitan District<br />
of art and history, which tells <strong>the</strong> story of how <strong>the</strong> regional capital<br />
<strong>de</strong>veloped over time, through water, wood and stone.<br />
Information leaflets are available to add discovery to pleasure<br />
and <strong>the</strong>re is a shop with many books on <strong>the</strong> city.<br />
Extra services<br />
Foreign language assistance:<br />
Our heritage and history gui<strong>de</strong>s can help you with all<br />
transfers to <strong>the</strong> railway station or Rennes St-Jacques<br />
airport.<br />
Rates<br />
Gui<strong>de</strong>d tours: 5.90€* per person<br />
(group of 20 people minimum - 30 people maximum)<br />
Supplement foreign languages (English, German, Spanish,<br />
Italian & Russian): €11 extra per gui<strong>de</strong>*<br />
Railway station rates: €66* / gui<strong>de</strong><br />
Rates for Rennes St-Jacques airport:<br />
€110* / gui<strong>de</strong><br />
Supplement on Sundays and public holidays and<br />
night (9pm-6am), plus travel expenses<br />
where applicable.<br />
*2012 rates<br />
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